Newark, DE vs Brookside, DE

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricNewark, DEBrookside, DE
Population30,33015,115
Median Household Income$76,912$78,328
Median Rent$1,654/mo$1,444/mo
Median Home Value$382,500$279,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)103103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59.3%55.1%
Poverty Rate27.7%14.6%
Unemployment Rate5.9%4.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k299147*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,735604*
Median AQI4444
Good AQI Days /yr235235
Summer Highs86°F86°F
Winter Lows27°F27°F
Snowfall20 in/yr20 in/yr
Avg Commute19 min25.3 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.99.1
College Degree Rate58.2%29.1%
Foreign-Born %12.9%19.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.9%+13.9%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Brookside (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.